THANKING AMBASSADOR OWEN FOR HIS SERVICE AND FOR THANKING THE ACC

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The US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Michael Owen, last week, held
his farewell press conference at the US Embassy in Freetown. Ambassador Owen
has been in Sierra Leone for the past three years, as the representative of
President Barack Obama. During his tenure he has been able to help the country
in achieving several successes, especially in the areas of governance and
investment.

As the journalist assigned to cover US Embassy programmes
during my days with Cotton Tree News (CTN), I attended the first press
conference held by the Ambassador after presenting his credentials to President
Ernest Bai Koroma. I was probably the first local journalist to hold an
interview with him and he was clear from the outset that he really meant well
for Sierra Leone.

During his tenure we have seen the return of the Peace Corp
volunteers to Sierra Leone after

Ambassador Owen was able to mobilize support for the fight
against illegal fishing in Sierra Leone. During my days at Cotton Tree News
(CTN), I was part of a team that joined the US War Ship Samuel B. Roberts on
eight-day patrol of the waters of Sierra Leone. The other members of the team
were Alhassan Kargbo of the Anti-Corruption Commission, an official of the
Ministry of Fisheries two maritime police officers, four police personnel and four
officially

THE USE AMBASSADOR IS PROUD OF THE ACC

The US Ambassador to Sierra Leone has expressed his
admiration for the massive efforts of the Anti-Corruption Commission in the fight
against corruption in Sierra Leone. Ambassador Michael Owen made the remarks
while addressing journalists at his farewell press conference held at the US
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